We used to grow our dinner staple in the city’s countryside, until farmers abandoned their paddies to find less back-breaking jobs with better pay. Recently though, homegrown rice has been ...

KYOTO--Featuring erotic works created by some of the most celebrated ukiyo-e artists, the Hosomi Museum here is hosting its first “shunga” exhibition in eight years. Sponsored by The Asahi ...

9.62 x 13.5 in. (24.4 x 34.3 cm.) ...

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Shunga – Japanese erotic art – depicts a world awash with sex. In a famous image, a woman lies on the sea floor, head thrown back in ecstasy, as a huge-eyed octopus pleasures her. Couples with ...